unification

[yoo-nuh-fi-key-shuhn]

noun

1. the process of unifying or uniting; union.

   the unification of the 13 original colonies.

   Synonyms: coalition, merger, consolidation

2. the state or condition of being unified.

   The unification of the manufacturing and distribution functions under one executive has advantages.

   Synonyms: coalition, merger, consolidation

Other Word Forms

• nonunification noun
• preunification adjective
• reunification noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unification¹

First recorded in 1850–55; uni(fy) + -fication

Example Sentences

Supporters of Lee's Democratic Party believe South Korea must achieve unification with the North through peace and dialogue.

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Eight months later, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared that unification with the South is no longer possible.

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That’s what makes them such powerful messengers of healing and unification.

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The parade mark Israel's capture of East Jerusalem in the 1967 war and the "unification" of a city that the Israeli government says is their eternal capital.

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“It’s something I watch my small children do. They sing and dance before they can speak. But it’s another language. It could be a language of unification.”

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Related Words

• consolidation 
• merger